Tag: Orbital Research
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China Plans Expansion of Tiangong Space Station with New Module
China is preparing to expand its Tiangong space station by adding a new multifunctional module that will transform the orbital outpost from its current T-shaped configuration into a cross-shaped structure. The expansion represents the next phase of the station’s long-term development plan and is intended to increase scientific research capacity, support more frequent missions and…
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SpaceX Debuts Starfall Reentry Vehicle for Microgravity Research and In-Space Manufacturing
SpaceX has conducted the first demonstration flight of Starfall, a new reentry spacecraft designed to support microgravity research, in-space manufacturing, and the return of payloads from orbit. The Starfall demonstration mission launched aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Tuesday, marking the first public flight of the vehicle.…
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Austrian Startup Tumbleweed Ships First Commercial Satellite Ahead of July Launch
Vienna-based startup Tumbleweed has shipped its first satellite, Oasis Alpha, to launch services provider Exolaunch ahead of a planned launch in July, marking what the company says is Austria’s first fully commercial satellite mission. The milestone comes less than a year after Tumbleweed was founded in 2024, highlighting the company’s goal of simplifying access to…
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Tethers Unlimited delivers tiny but powerful satellite transmitter for Army
The SWIFT-KTX transmitter helps tiny satellites deliver big data. (Tethers Unlimited Photo) Bothell, Wash.-based Tethers Unlimited says it’s delivered the first flight unit of a K-band radio transmitter that’s designed for use on CubeSat satellites as small as a loaf of bread. The SWIFT-KTX transmitter builds upon Tethers Unlimited’s software-defined radio platform to transmit data…
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Tethers Unlimited and Orbital Research forge partnership for small-satellite radios
News brief: Burnaby, B.C.-based Orbital Research Inc. says it will build a space-based, 26 GHz Ka-band radio receiver for use on the SWIFT software-defined radios produced by Bothell, Wash.-based Tethers Unlimited Inc. for small satellites. “Together we can help smallsat ventures get to market faster with exceptionally high throughput and flexibility for challenging mission and…